Military Life
Gig Harbor mayor Jill Guernsey read a proclamation to honor the 201st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, the family members and all military by declaring Aug. 4 Military Appreciation Day. It was a great way to kick off the 4th annual Military Appreciation Day held Friday, Aug. 4 at Sehmel Homestead
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Sitting in the left back seat of a bus near a KC-10 Extender aircraft parked at Fairchild Air Force Base, Air Commodore Dominic Stamp turned to his left and said, "Very good show, this exercise." He explained that his role in the Royal Air Force is the equivalent of Gen. Carlton
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The Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) may give way to the Combat Readiness Test (CRT). "The key difference is between ‘readiness' and ‘fitness,'" Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, deputy-commanding general for initial training, wrote in a press release. The APFT focuses on a soldier's ability to do push-ups, sit-ups and a two-mile timed
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Lexus of Tacoma at Fife provides customers with an "amazing experience." "We treat all of our customers like they are family, like relatives," commented general manager Frank Lee. "It is all about communication, the communication of committed service and respect to customers." Located in Fife since 1997, the dealership prides itself in providing
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Is it fame? Success? Giving back to the community? Being a role model, maybe? Volunteering? Supporting local military veterans and their families? A local college education (unless you're a Coug fan)? An overall persistent will to achieve bigger and better things for one's self, family and community as a whole
Music
Photo: James Blunt gained international stardom as the singer and songwriter of "You're Beautiful," which scaled the charts in 2004. "Goodbye My Lover," the fourth single from his debut album Back to Bedlam, was a top-10 hit in the UK. He's touring in support of his recent album The Afterlove and as
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Photo: Ed Sheeran is the global superstar whose most recent album was the January 2017 ÷. It's already yielded two top-10 singles in the U.S., "Castle on the Hill" and "Shape of You." He also recorded
Travel
Sitting right off Interstate 90, an eight-hour drive from Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) sits Missoula, Montana. You may have stopped for gas on the trek cross-country not realizing the marvelous vacation destination that awaits you. Missoula offers the benefits of a city with modern up-to-date accommodations, the vibrant nightlife of
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The Okubo Medical & Dental Clinic on Joint Base Lewis-McChord North honors a hero. James Okubo was a Nisei, a second generation Japanese American, born in Anacortes in 1920 to immigrant parents. Soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese males were categorized as 4C, or enemy
Arts
Artist Andy Nichols makes fish out of glass, but not just any fish. The glass salmon and trout appear ready to leap into the Columbia River with their striking colors and dramatic shapes. The fish are a few of the many items created by artist Nichols at his studio in
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Governor Jay Inslee's office announced that effective July 23, the recently unanimously passed House Bill 1204 mandates the display of the POW/MIA flag. "Each public entity must display the National League of Families' POW/MIA flag along with the flag of the United States and the flag of the state upon or
Outdoors
There will be free swag, lots of swag, at The Fallen Outdoors' 3rd Annual Banquet Aug. 5. But that's really beside the point. The Fallen Outdoors (TFO) is a nonprofit organization that fosters veteran and servicemember support networks across the U.S. through hunting, fishing and camping excursions. This year's annual
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Measures to protect servicemembers from predatory financial institutions stand a good chance of getting tougher. Last week, Democrats in the House of Representatives, led by Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), along with Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN) and Congressman Denny Heck (D-WA), introduced legislation that will strengthen enforcement of the Servicemembers Civil Relief
Music
It will never make sense to me how people tend to shun oddities in their art. Even if something may not be the sort of thing you'd ideally like to listen to on any random day, that's what makes a little jolt of the unusual a special thing. I cherish
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Masahiro Sugano's installation at Feast Arts Center is as gutsy as anything you're likely to see, and I mean that both literally and metaphorically. It is gutsy in the sense of taking chances and - slightly more literally, as you will see - in the sense of the popular basketball-metaphor
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It is always great to see budding theaters thrive. Not only does the growth of new theaters provide job security to those brave souls who opt to draw paychecks from reviewing their works, but it means that staged theater is alive and well as it finds new audiences in a
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I was hooked the moment I heard the name Radio Tacoma via a friend request on MySpace. I aimed my computer at it. Though the online station is less than two months old, the selections on the playlist range from the old-timey Tacoma classics like the live recorded crooning of
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Each of you wonderful readers knows that the Weekly Volcano is far from being above shameless self promotion, which is exactly what I’m going to throw down right here and now. Last Friday I had the privilege of witnessing the Weekly Volcano receive a 2007 AMOCAT award (along with Victory Music
